Two years of the Gaza genocide: A crime of Zionism and imperialism

Today marks two years since the beginning of Israel's genocide in Gaza, one of the greatest crimes of the modern era.

Dear reader, Today marks two years since the beginning of Israel's genocide in Gaza, one of the greatest crimes of the modern era. Before the eyes of the entire world, the Israeli government—armed, financed and defended by every imperialist power—has carried out a campaign of mass murder, ethnic cleansing and deliberate starvation. At least 67,000 Palestinians have been killed, including 20,000 children, and the entire population has been repeatedly displaced. Israel used the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, as a pretext for this long-planned assault. To claim that Israel, with one of the most sophisticated intelligence networks in the world, was taken completely by surprise is a despicable fiction. Within months, newspaper accounts revealed that Israel possessed the entire Hamas battle plan but orchestrated a deliberate stand-down of its troops stationed on the border. The genocide that followed was the premeditated outcome of 75 years of brutal oppression, the implementation of the "final solution" to the Palestinian problem. It has exposed before the entire world the bankrupt and reactionary character of Zionism. The World Socialist Web Site Editorial Board has published a comprehensive analysis of these crimes and their political implications. Read the full statement to understand the deeper forces driving this genocide and the path forward for stopping it. Read the full statement While carried out by Israel, the genocide has been a joint operation of world imperialism. Every imperialist government, from Washington to London, Paris and Berlin, together with the entire media, has justified the Israeli assault on Gaza. The United States has been Israel's key weapons supplier, funneling unlimited amounts of deadly military gear to fuel the slaughter. But Germany, France, Britain and others have all contributed their share to the bloodbath. The imperialists back the genocide as a central component of their drive to secure control over the oil-rich Middle East, part of a global eruption of imperialist war targeting Russia and China. The genocide in Gaza has provoked mass revulsion and opposition throughout the world. Over the past two years, tens of millions have participated in demonstrations spanning every continent. In recent days, millions have filled the streets of Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Colombia and Argentina. In Italy, dockworkers who refused to load weapons for Israel triggered a one-day general strike of more than 2 million workers and a million-strong march in Rome. Only the working class can stop the genocide. The central lesson of the past two years is the total bankruptcy of all appeals to governments of the imperialist powers. They are not the instruments for halting genocide but its perpetrators and enablers. Nothing less than a mass, international movement of workers can end the genocide and block the extension of American imperialism's drive for domination. Workers, students, youth and all opponents of Zionism and imperialism must fight for: An immediate halt to all weapons shipments to Israel A comprehensive boycott of all trade and other economic activity with Israel The prosecution of all US, European and other corporations assisting Israel in carrying out the genocide The arrest of Israeli officials for war crimes An end to state repression of anti-genocide protesters and the repeal of all anti-demonstration laws Immediate, unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza by all available routes These demands must spearhead the broader movement already developing in the working class internationally. The genocide in Gaza has laid bare the historical dead end of the capitalist system itself.  Read the full WSWS Perspective and join the fight to build the revolutionary socialist movement—the only force capable of stopping this genocide and ending the capitalist system that makes such horrors inevitable.   Read the full statement   Fraternally, WSWS Editorial Board World Socialist Web Site We're powered by the support of our readers and workers. Make a contribution today to the World Socialist Web Site. This email was sent to alitealbum.wsws@blogger.com. If you want to, you can unsubscribe. We rely on your financial support and your participation. © Copyright 2025, World Socialist Web Site, wsws.org. All rights reserved.